Stoke post match thread

[Patientman63]

Two things.

Starting lineup had no creativity. KDB is mining a rich vein of shite at the moment. Whatever it is, he's not right.

We also missed Raheem badly. I didn't think Navas played that badly, but he's too one dimensional. Raheem will burst into the box, pulling defenders with him, and making room and chances for Serge. Navas doesn't do that.

Stoke came to spoil, were very good at it, and for 70 minutes we weren't at the races.

 

[Proy]

really ? what did you actually expect. they weren't going to go all out attack against us. they got a well earned point. with all the talent we have we should be beating them anyway. mark hughes was a decent manager for us, i dont think he hates us at all really.

Leslie decides to stick one on his former employers.- getting a point for his team is sticking one up ? should they just let us win

Hughes was a terrible manager for us.

And your misunderstanding me. Last week they went to Spurs and played football. It's not the first time this season that they've done it.

Hughes was moved out for the right reasons but it was done in totally the wrong way. He has a grudge, don't kid yourself into thinking otherwise.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

He crosses when nobody is available and cuts inside when he should be crossing only to give it to the full back for the umpteenth time.

When was his last goal in the premier league?

4 goals in 113 appearances for Man City is shite.

In the last 3 seasons, even Zab has scored more goals than him!

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

We knew what Stoke would do and we needed our most creative and dangerous players on the pitch , by resting Sterling & Merlin and not starting with the more attacking Zabaleta we played into Stoke's hands , job done for Hughes & Co.
If it was the Rags or the Dippers with a ten point lead i would still be hopeful , but the Chavs know how to grind out wins and have recent experience of winning a title , don't agree with some on here regarding our chumps league chances , on our day we can beat the likes of Bayern and Barca so if we beat Monaco the quarter final draw is going to be interesting , the season is over for a lot of clubs , ours is still alive and kicking.

 

[chaddblue]

There were 4 mins added on time. During that 4 mins that rag **** Bardsley blatantly wasted at least 30 secs and the ref pointed at his watch to say he'd stopped the clock... then blew for time before 4 mins was up

 

[Marvin]

Thought Silva looked good when he came on. Sane, Aguero and especially KDB weren't at their best. Defence were ok. I think we missed Sterling as well. Any faint hopes of the league are pretty much gone now. Absolutely no chance Chelsea will drop 10 more points than us over a couple of months. 2nd is what we're fighting for and hopefully some trips to Wembley and Cardiff.

league is definitely gone. Judging by the 1st half, I don't think City players even believed the league was there to be fought for. Pathetic 1st half performance. Looked well off the pace. I don't think we were physically tired, I just think we weren't focused on winning it. We stepped up in 2nd half, and played well when Silva came on. But you can't play for 1/2 an hour and expect to win.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Hughes was a terrible manager for us.

And your misunderstanding me. Last week they went to Spurs and played football. It's not the first time this season that they've done it.

Hughes was moved out for the right reasons but it was done in totally the wrong way. He has a grudge, don't kid yourself into thinking otherwise.

he did alright when he was with us, a top ten finish and good european run. he bought players like kompany and zaba to us swell. last week the attacked at spurs this week they didn't, its just their game plan and it worked tonight. last week they got battered so they changed it up. even if he does have a grudge so what ?

 

[Proy]

Navas is just shite.

When Pep looks back on his managerial career he's going to be scratching his head wondering how Navas ever got a start in one of his teams

 

[colorado blue]

There were 4 mins added on time. During that 4 mins that rag **** Bardsley blatantly wasted at least 30 secs and the ref pointed at his watch to say he'd stopped the clock... then blew for time before 4 mins was up

Think that last throw in took 40 seconds.

 

[Lenblue]

I am driving to Scotland tomorrow, I've got a Porsche and a bugatti in the garage, but I think I'll go up in the insignia, save the others for a less important trip at the weekend